Mr. Clyde Kenneth Wright, Jr. age 78, of Evergreen Drive in Sandersville passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Monday, March 7th at 11:00 A.M. in the Sandersville United Methodist Church with burial in the Sandersville Old City Cemetery. Dr. Stan Littleton will officiate. Members of the Sandersville United Methodist Church Asbury Sunday School Class will sit as an Honorary Group. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 6th from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. at the May and Smith Funeral Home in Sandersville. They will also be at the residence Brian and Jennifer Wright on South Smith Street in Sandersville.
Clyde was born and reared in Dudley, Laurens County, the son of the late Clyde Kenneth Wright, Sr. and the late Rassie Spiers Wright. He graduated from the Dudley High School in 1961 and then attended the North Georgia Trade School in Clarksville, where he was a member of the Men’s Basketball Team. Mr. Wright would spend two years at Middle Georgia University before transferring to the University of Georgia (UGA), where he graduated in 1967 with honors. Clyde received his Master of Accountancy at UGA in 1969, while as a member of Beta Alpha Phi, the national honors accounting fraternity. He would begin his professional accounting career with Haskins and Sells in Atlanta before his marriage to Norma Jones of Elberton in 1970. They would relocate to Sandersville and establish Clyde K. Wright, P.C. It would become Wright and Wright, P.C. in 1999 alongside the addition of their son, Brian K. Wright, P.C.
Mr. Wright was actively involved in his community, serving as a Past President of the Sandersville Lions Club, Past President of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, and Past President of the Heart of Georgia Chapter of Certified Public Accountants. Clyde was also a former member of the Brentwood School Board of Directors. He was a longtime member of the Sandersville United Methodist Church, where he served on the Foundation Board, as Church Treasurer, and as an active supporter of his beloved Asbury Sunday School Class.
Clyde was always dedicated to serving his broad and widespread accounting client base across Middle Georgia. In his working relationships, he was described as fair and honest with a dry wit. Mr. and Mrs. Wright enjoyed traveling and vacationing on St. Simons Island. But above all, Clyde loved spending time with his grandchildren. He cherished his time spent nurturing, supporting, and talking with Mary James, Will, and Carrie, as they brought light to his life, especially following the death of his loving wife, Norma.
Survivors include his son, Brian Wright and his wife Jennifer; grandchildren, Mary James Wright, Will Wright, and Carrie Wright all of Sandersville; and brother, Earl Wright and his wife Carole of Augusta.
Donations may be made to the Sandersville United Methodist Church Foundation, P.O. Box 611, Sandersville, Georgia 31082, or to the Brentwood School Building Fund, P.O. Box 955, Sandersville, Georgia 31082.
Online condolences may be expressed at mayandsmithfuneraldiectors.com.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.